Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-07-23
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pointed Captain General of Cuba.
The hearing of the arguments in the Sharp
trial at New York, was adjourned until next
Tuesday.
Alex. Stone escaped from the house of cor
rection at Dover, N. H., today, by breaking
through the thick brick.
The ship Firth of Dina, Scotland, was lost
in cyclone in Java waters. The entire
crew, numbering %, were lost
VIM. B. Oakley of Windsor, Mass, was
today sentenced to fourteen years imprison-
ment for incest with his two daughters.
President and Mrs. Cleveland went to Oak
View this evening and will make their home
at the country residence during the remainder
of the summer.
The Merrimack county legislative delega-
ton and county officers of New Hampshire,
are visiting and inspecting the county farm
at North Boscowen.
Advices from Sicily say that fu1itives
from Catania are spreading cholera through
out Ireland. Business is at a standstill every
where. The heat is excessive.
Robert Garrett is to sail for Europe Satur-
day. few friends called on him at Victo.
ria hotel Friday night. Ho said the situation
The chamber of commerce of Minneapolis,
Mimi, today appointed a committee to ex-
tend an invitation to President Cleveland to
visit Minneapolis on his proposed northwest,
ern trip.
The corporation of Dublin, Friday, con-
ferred the freedom of the city on William
O'Brien, the editor of United Ireland, and
Mr.. Patrick A. Collins of Boston, who is now
now visiting Ireland
The much talked of one inning match be-
tween the Toronto cricket club and the Bel
monts of Philapelphia, came loft Friday at
Toronto, and resulted in the defeat of the
home team, l8l to 1873.
MIR. Balfour, chief secretary for Ireland,
has arrived at Dublin. All the division mag
istrstes and the leading county officials have
been summoned to attend the conference on
the condition of Ireland.
The family of the late Josiah Lasell, a
prominent manufacturer of Whitinsville,
Mass, have given $4,000 to Williams Col
lege to make up the expenses to the corpora.
ton for the new gymnasium.
Bradstreet's Agency reports I52 failures in
the United States during the week, against
LAG in preceding week, and 1874, 1856, 2ll and
1872 in corresponding weeks of 1886, 1885,
1884, and 1888 respectively.
The sixth annual assembly of the spiritual
camp meeting association of South Burling-
ton, VT, will begin August l6th and continue
till Sept. II. The meetings are to be held in
Queen City Park on the borders of Lake
Champain.
1t is reported that Mrs. Linus Randall of
New Bedford, Mass, has eloped with Eber
Rounesvile, who has been an inmate of the
Massachusetts, reformatory. She is seven
teen years old and was married in the month
of May last.
The East River Ferry Co., of New York
filed formal transfer of all its property, in
cluding the real estate. ferry houses, boats
and franchises to the Metropolitan Ferry Co..
recently Incorporated. The expressed con.
sideration was 81, 2,570,000.
Friday morning Horace +. Stone, night
brakeman on the Boston G. Maine railroad,
while engaged in coupling cars in the South
Lawrence freight yard, fell beneath the
wheels and was crushed to death. He leaves
a widow and three children.
At an inquest in connection with the late
railway disaster, at st. Thomas, Ont, wit
nesses swore that the engineer was under the
influence of liquor and unfit to control the
drinking, though not intoxicated.
Chief McVeity of the Ottawa police force,
is the authority for the statement that con.
dition of affairs similar to that exposed in
London by the Pail Mall Gazette two years
ago, now exists in Ottawa. Professional
men, civil servants, tradesmen and all sorts
of men being implicated.
Pilot boat Pet of New York, reports OF
l.
tude 20, the wreck of a schooner of about
100 tons. She was lying on her side with
the stern under water, so the name could moi
be seen. 1t was an American vessel with a
green bottom and the mast standing.
The eastward bound grand trunk freight
train from Chicago, Friday, ran into num-
Der Of cows lying on the track near the rail.
road station at Baden, Ont. The locomotive
was thrown from the track and badly wrecked
and seven or eight cars broken into pieces.
A brakeman named Latchet was killed.
The only discrepancy found in examining
the books and accounts of ex-Treasurer Jor-
dan, before turning the Office over to Mr..
Hy att was shortage 81 80 in bag of coins,
evidently due to an error in counting the
coins when the bag was filled. The clerk
who did the counting has made good the
amount.
Judge Lacombe in the United States Cir.
cult Court 1t New York, Friday, decided that